Zen Essence Yoga

Zen Essence Yoga

“I whole-heartedly recommend Aniko – she is in a class of her own.”

Zen Essence Yoga draws from the knowledge and wisdom of numerous disciplines and cultures, including that of modern western science to create a common ground. Its aim is to teach the fundamental principles of energy of movement that form the foundation of our daily lives.

It comprises of a system of interaction and communication. This follows integration of the major paths of self-development and realisation.

Traditionally, these paths are known as:

Jnana Yoga – the yoga of philosophy

Bhakti Yoga – devotional yoga through faith

Raja Yoga – control of mind fluctuations e.g. Zen

Hatha Yoga – the discipline of mental & physical control

Kriya Yoga – the yoga of chanting & worship

Karma Yoga – the yoga of service to others

Through the promotion of this interactivity we can explore and connect with our essential self.

The work involves a series of various exercises and movement experiences such as:

About the Teacher

Aniko Nagy works at Orassy Ultimate Healh as an assistant Director. She worked as a dancer and has been practising yoga for 20 years and teaching Zen Essence Yoga since 1996.

She studied directly with Konstantin Pavlidis, founder of Zen Essence Yoga and Dance Mastery, as well as an International Okido-Yoga teacher. In 2007 she went on retreat and also trained to become a Sivananda Yoga teacher.

She teaches on-going classes for staff at BBC, Shell Oil, Ipsos MORI and Orassy Ultimate Health amongst other venues around London, UK. She trained with Lama Tsultrim in Trulkor Tibetan Yoga from 2004 and subsequently became a lineage holder of this yoga system.

Lama Tsultrim was a direct disciple of the late Kalu Rinpoche. Prior to that she had followed teachings in both Zen and Tibetan Buddhism where she received several initiations into self-healing and advanced meditative Vajrayana practices through Lama Gangchen Rinpoche.

Dr Ketan Desai recently ended his speech by extolling the virtues of yoga, a parasympathetic mode of life style. With the expense of medical care rising and the need for preventive medicine, yoga is a proven way to prevent illness and preserve health. It is totally non-invasive, gentle and soothing and is cost effective. And since last year the United Nations has adopted 21st June as the International Yoga Day.

President of the World Medical Association – Dr Ketan Desai from India